About Us

Our Affiliation
Westside Community Church is a part of a group of churches known as the Church of God with national offices in Anderson, Indiana. Our State Office is located right here in the Orlando area. Though we are affiliated with this group, each congregation is autonomous in nature and selects leadership policies and structures within the local congregation. Westside’s governing body consists of elders and the leadership team is comprised of both paid and non-paid staff members.

Our History
Westside Community Church began as a church-plant out of First Church of God in East Orlando on Semoran Blvd. We began 20 years ago (1987) as a group of about thirty believers who stepped out in faith to follow the prompting of God. Today we have nearly 300 worshippers and are firmly established in the Apopka area. We have been served by two Senior Pastors. Jeff Perkins, our founding pastor, was with us until 2004 at which time he pursued God’s call to a church in Kentucky. His leadership at Westside provided stability and vision for the early stages of the church and saw dynamic growth through the years. In 2005 Biz Gainey responded to the call to be the Senior Pastor. Under his leadership the church has taken a refreshed vision that seeks to transform the community by connecting the church to the community, the community to Christ and Christ to Life. The purpose of the church is to Engage unbelievers with the gospel of Christ, Equip believers to grow in Christ, and Enlist believers to reach their communities with Christ.